The Greatest Showman - Chapter 176

[175 The first interview]

Gavin Hunter frantically tried to button his briefcase, but because he was running fast, the buttons were not right at all. After trying several times and failing, he simply let it go. Looking at his watch, there were less than five minutes left until the appointed time, and he still had time to manage his briefcase.

Before it came out, he had been watching “War in the Pacific”. For today’s exclusive interview, he had been sorting out Renly’s information last night, but so far the information that could be found on the Internet was really too little, and finally he decided to watch the whole TV series. End, before he came out, he had just watched the eighth episode, and he was a little unfinished, so much so that he forgot the time.

He sprinted all the way into the hotel, rushed in before the elevator door closed, and finally got a short breathing space. He lowered his head and flipped through the folder in his hand to confirm his question list and related information. Take a deep breath, the elevator has reached the floor.

Gavin walked out of the elevator quickly and was about to continue adding, but his footsteps stopped involuntarily, and even took a half step back. At this time, the entire hotel corridor was crowded with people. After a rough look, there were at least 30 people. . This is unbelievable for a hotel that has always been quiet and cold, as if someone is having a party in the hotel room, but it is only ten o’clock in the morning, who would have a party at this time?

Unexpectedly, he saw the surging crowd, which made Gavin reflexively think that he had gone to the wrong floor, but then he took a closer look and understood: these people standing in the corridor were all carrying cameras and business on their backs. Bao, with a press card, chatted in a low voice, and occasionally heard some low laughter.

Obviously, these are all reporters who came to interview the “Buried Alive” crew or, to be more precise, the reporters who came to interview Renly. as same as him.

Such scenes are very common at film festivals. Some popular crews may have to be interviewed by 30 media in one afternoon. Some are collective interviews, with five or six media participating together; some are exclusive interviews. Important The media earn their own exclusive time. While the crew was being interviewed, other media were waiting slowly in the hotel corridor.

However, this is very rare for independent films like “Buried Alive”.

Gavin didn’t expect it at all. He thought it would be great to see five media today, but the actual situation obviously deviated from the track. Gavin couldn’t help but start to feel fortunate that he had made an appointment in advance before the “Buried Alive” screening. With the professionalism and authority of “US Weekly”, he has only been in the industry for less than two years due to his own position in the industry. Do you want to get an exclusive interview before these media? It’s almost impossible. Judging from the current situation, group interviews may not be able to rank in the first two batches.

After hesitating for a while, Gavin stepped forward, and in an instant, everyone in the corridor cast their gazes in unison. Those heavy gazes could clearly see the complex emotions such as guessing, inquiry, and doubt, which made Gavin Some of them were weak and tremblingly stepped forward, as if they were walking through the road to hell. The evil spirits on both sides were staring at them, and any mistake could be robbed and eaten.

A passage of less than 20 yards, Gavin was sweating and his face was red. He didn’t know if it was the consequence of running all the way just now, or the negative effect caused by too much inner pressure.

He stopped at the door of the hotel room, coughed to clear his throat, squeezed the sweat from his palms, and then knocked on the door of the room. In an instant, all eyes turned into sharp knives, stabbing Gavin on the back. , everyone is guessing: who Fangsheng got the interview qualification for Renly?

What Gavin didn’t know was that after the “Buried Alive” screening was over, at least thirteen media outlets tried to book an interview with Andy for Renly. If it was added before the screening, the number of appointments would directly exceed thirty. indivual.

Exclusive interviews are different from ordinary publicity interviews. In ordinary interviews, whether it is a single media or multiple media, the questions asked will be simpler, and mainly focus on the publicity content. Such an interview is more like a social activity. , to put it simply, there are relatively few dry goods; but the interview is a lot more professional, whether it is a publicity project or an interview object, it will be more in-depth, including scene tidbits, actor rumors, gossip, controversy, etc., the content will be included.

The same question, in ordinary interviews, the interviewee can often do Tai Chi, and he can take it with him in one sentence; but in the exclusive interview, the reporter will definitely break the casserole and ask the question to the end, and sometimes the interviewee is conquered, and the public relations and brokers afterwards. People will have to make amends to prevent the situation from escalating, or simply be reported directly.

These two interviews are not the same thing at all. In addition, more interviews appear in magazines, while newspaper interviews are relatively rare.

The previous “War in the Pacific” crew was interviewed by “Vanity Fair”, which was a typical ordinary interview. Although the questions asked by Daisy Lucas were a little in-depth, the part that was published in the end was very limited because the real protagonist was Tom Han. Cox and Steven Spielberg, not a nobody.

Even at the Toronto Film Festival, due to the huge number of participating films and the number of stars attending, interviews are essential, but the number is very limited. But this time is different. To shine on an international stage like the Toronto Film Festival, it is already eye-catching. Combined with the mysticism of the past, the reporters are now: So far, Renly has never accepted. Any media interview.

This time, everyone completely exploded. The interview appointment flew over like a piece of paper, but the first interview from 10:00 to 10:30 this morning could not be booked. “The New York Times” got the second appointment, and “The Hollywood Reporter” got the third appointment. These two are the top media in the industry, but they didn’t make the first appointment. The major media have fallen through the glasses, and at this time, people are even more curious, so who is the one who defeated these two media?

A reporter recognized Gavin, stepped forward and patted Gavin on the shoulder, “What are you doing? Everyone here is queuing up, waiting for the first media to get the interview. Don’t come and make trouble. Hey .”

Gavin looked back and saw that it was Cornell McGregor of “Entertainment Weekly”, “If you want to make an appointment now, it is estimated that it will be until tomorrow. I am here today, that is, to see the collective During the interview, can you fish in troubled waters. In the afternoon, the entire crew was interviewed collectively and arranged for three hours. We estimate that we will have to wait for a long time.”

In Cornell’s view, Gavin is obviously not qualified. “US Weekly” is quite authoritative in gossip news, but it is not ranked at all at the Toronto Film Festival.

Gavin opened his mouth and planned to explain. The door of the room suddenly opened, and it was Andy Rogers who appeared in line of sight. The top broker in the industry, many people have dealt with him. This sound interrupted the conversation between Gavin and Cornell. Both of them looked over at the same time. Cornell pulled Gavin and was about to step back. Unexpectedly, Andy asked, “Gavin Heng Special?”

Gavin nodded hurriedly and handed over his press card, Andy glanced and nodded, still with a smile on his face, teased in a playful tone, “You’re late.”

Gavin was suddenly embarrassed, “Sorry.” The jealous light waves from the entire corridor could almost melt Gavin.

Andy didn’t say much, and said nonchalantly, “The wasted time is yours, not Renly’s.” At 10:30 anyway, a reporter from The New York Times would come in and cut off the interview. Then Andy opened the door to the room and moved out of the way.

Gavin immediately became nervous, patted Cornell on the shoulder, and before he had time to say anything, he entered the room directly. Then Cornell watched Andy closed the door of the room with a smile, he was completely stunned, and his face was stunned, this… What’s going on?

Gavin strode into the hall, and then saw Renly sitting on the sand reading a book. He was wearing a dark blue polka-dot tennis shirt today, with a pair of light gray casual suit pants underneath. , a burgundy wool cardigan was placed on the sand armrest, and the simple dress revealed an indescribable elegance, which made Gavin naturally think of the college style of Cambridge University or Oxford University.

“Sorry, I’m late. Gavin Hunter.” Gavin strode forward, Renly stood up and stretched out his right hand, the two simply shook hands, Gavin quickly put his briefcase and documents Putting it down, I felt a bit in a hurry, which made Renly laugh, “Don’t worry, this is my first exclusive interview, I’m more nervous than you.”

Gavin couldn’t help but chuckle, and out of the corner of his eye glanced at the book Renly placed on the table, it was “Insects” by Jean-henr-abre. “Reading is your hobby?”

“Oh, no, it’s just a matter of time.” Renly waved, “You know, when you’re waiting for the plane, waiting for the subway, a book can always make time go by faster. A little.”

The relaxed tone made Gavin relax a little, “I thought you were a keen reader, because you seem like this type.”

“Maybe this will fulfill the public’s opinion of me. Good impression, but I don’t want to carry such an image burden, it’s too tired.” Renly’s playful tone made Gavin laugh again, and he couldn’t help thinking of Natalie Portman, in her PR A Harvard degree has always been an important part of the publicity, and Emma Watson, who enrolled at Brown University last year, apparently intends to follow this path.

Gavin was a little surprised, but not too surprised. In the past few days, he only knew a small part of Renly, didn’t he?

“Then, I’d better start with the basic information, what kind of person are you?”

[End of this Chapter]